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The Island
The Island

The Island

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Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the future.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$3557508

Status

Released

Original Language

Russian

Runtime

112 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

23 November 2006

Country

Russia

Cast

Pyotr Mamonov

Pyotr Mamonov

Father Anatoli

Viktor Sukhorukov

Viktor Sukhorukov

Father Filaret

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Yuriy Kuznetsov

Tikhon Petrovich, admiral

Dmitriy Dyuzhev

Dmitriy Dyuzhev

Father Iov

Viktoriya Isakova

Viktoriya Isakova

Nastya

Aleksey Zelensky

Aleksey Zelensky

young Tikhon

Timofey Tribuntsev

Timofey Tribuntsev

young Anatoli

Nina Usatova

Nina Usatova

widow

Yana Esipovich

Yana Esipovich

girl

Olga Demidova

Olga Demidova

Sergey Burunov

Sergey Burunov

Svetlana Obidina

Svetlana Obidina

Nikita Tarasov

Nikita Tarasov

Федор Старых

Федор Старых

B. Aleksandrov

B. Aleksandrov

German

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